Haven't seen this topic here. Thought I'd chime in. I purchased a pair of Yates (Yates banjos) Oval Eights finger pics. Made from Nickle silver. I realized up front that $47 is a lot for pics but after watching their video I took a chance. I must say, I really love these pics. They seem to be extremely well made. Highly polished. The wrap arounds are very smooth and comfortable. Finish seems very slick against the strings. They are not perfectly silent on the strings (I still heard a little scrape on string contact but that may be my technique) but they are pretty quiet. Overall, they seem like a set I could have for a very long time. Oh, they sent a nice national clown puke thumb pic and a set of Yates Curt Mangrum banjer strings to.....